A 24-YEAR-OLD was assaulted by a man accompanied by a young boy as he stood at a bus station.

The victim was punched and kicked in the head in Banbury on Wednesday at about 4.30pm.

He was talking to a bus driver when he was approached by the boy, who is thought to be eight years old and had a bicycle. 

A man with dark hair, who was about 6ft and spoke in a foreign language, then approached the victim and attacked him before being pulled away by another person, who he and the boy left the scene with  in the direction of the canal and Castle Quay shopping centre.

The victim, who suffered bruising to his face, was assisted by the bus driver and attended the Horton hospital.

Investigating officer, Pc Karen Shatford from Banbury police station, said: "We are conducting a thorough investigation to find the offender and bring them to justice.

"This occurred in a busy bus station, and ask if anyone saw the assault or witnessed anything unusual in the vicinity of Banbury bus station to call 101 quoting reference '43170265140' or contact Crimestoppers anonymously."